Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
54-104, 20-57 Away
3
54-104, 20-57 Away
Final
80-78, 42-35 Home
6
80-78, 42-35 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIE Brown (85), P Phillips 2 (9)
- 2Out RBIE Brown
- GIDPM Stairs; P Phillips
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- EM Stairs (4, catch)
- AssistsT Long (J Morneau at 2nd base)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Tyner (1, J Lima); M Cuddyer (25, C De maria)
- 3BJ Jones (4, A Sisco)
- RBIL Ford (52), J Morneau (74), J Jones (72), M Cuddyer 2 (41)
- 2Out RBIM Cuddyer 2
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Bartlett-N Punto-J Morneau, N Punto-J Morneau)
- EJ Nathan (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Sisco(L,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 95-55 | 6.99 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.73 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-16 | 3.11 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 10.13 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 143-80 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Lima; C De maria
- HBPA Guiel (By J Romero); M Stairs (By J Romero)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lima 4-13; A Burgos 0-1; A Sisco 1-0; C De maria 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Lima 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | E Brown singled to center, T Long scored, M Stairs to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | P Phillips singled to right center, E Brown and M Teahen scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | L Ford singled to right, L Rodriguez scored, J Jones to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Morneau singled to right, J Jones scored, L Ford to third, J Morneau thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Tyner scored on J Lima's wild pitch. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Jones tripled to deep left center, L Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Jones and J Morneau scored. | 3 | 6 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 29 September 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 14,982
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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